Playing Oblivion for the first time. Is magic or melee better in this game?

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DavidZ2844
01/09/2021
10:00 PM
#1
I'm thinking of either going Breton for a magic based playthrough or going Redguard for a melee based playthrough. Playing on PC and I'm open to any mods as well but starting out as vanilla for now.
BuckVanHammer
01/09/2021
10:04 PM
#2
world scales with your level so there really isn't a better just a more fun...
Minimal, yet feature rich.
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DavidZ2844
01/09/2021
10:14 PM
#3
BuckVanHammer posted...
world scales with your level so there really isn't a better just a more fun...
I guess thats what I meant, my bad

which one is more fun
Irony
01/09/2021
10:15 PM
#4
Magic has way more flexibility since you can create spells.
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CW_McGraw
01/09/2021
10:18 PM
#6
Magic is significantly better. The upward limits on the power of magic are galaxies higher than melee.
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Delta_F14
01/09/2021
10:21 PM
#7
Neither, Imperial Battlemage.
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DavidZ2844
01/09/2021
10:29 PM
#8
Delta_F14 posted...
Neither, Imperial Battlemage.
What kind of build would that be?

Damn the class building/leveling in this game is ridiculous. I gotta choose skills I dont use to be major skills? So counterintuitive. Having so much trouble creating a character here.
DavidZ2844
01/10/2021
04:38 PM
#9
Bump
ThyCorndog
01/10/2021
04:40 PM
#10
Stealth Archer
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Azardea
01/10/2021
04:42 PM
#11
DavidZ2844 posted...
Damn the class building/leveling in this game is ridiculous.
Yep. I find Oblivion to be more or less unplayable without mods.
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SquirtleSkwad
01/10/2021
04:46 PM
#13
I always used melee in that game. Had more fun that way.
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rodu_jr
01/10/2021
04:49 PM
#14
ThyCorndog posted...
Stealth Archer

FrankJaegr
01/10/2021
04:49 PM
#15
The magic is pretty diverse and incredibly satisfying fwiw

but I absolutely loved the way all the weapons looked like with the sun hitting it.. the silver and glass stuff especially looked pretty cool - it's fun to smash guards with an enchanted hammer and see them bend over and ragdoll like those inflatable dudes lol

SSJCAT
01/10/2021
04:49 PM
#16
Khajit archer is my preferred
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FrankJaegr
01/10/2021
04:49 PM
#17
DavidZ2844 posted...
Damn the class building/leveling in this game is ridiculous. I gotta choose skills I dont use to be major skills? So counterintuitive. Having so much trouble creating a character here.

Yeah the whole system was poorly designed, you're better off following a guide tbh
CW_McGraw
01/10/2021
05:20 PM
#18
Yeah, Oblivion is the worst of Morrowind and Skyrim. Oblivion has a couple fun questlines, but Skyrim actually rewards you for playing your wizard like a wizard, and Morrowind has the really detailed, hand crafted open world. I played a thousand hours of Oblivion in high school and loved every minute of it, but it just does not hold up.
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